The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-02
THE PROCLAIMED LEAGUE.
-. c,sss.oye Moves That the Proclamation be
Suspended, and speaks Warmly IN Ao'O'"y
Of the Motion.

the Oueen. representing that the S''V'Oy
TraIand has proclaimed the N4'Ioh"I ""
1ne a DANGEROUS association, mat no N
rn,otion has been furnished to parma
80 ~ instifv the proclamation, by
yir+ue Of which her majesty s~uolecIS are
70 he rendered liable to be punished as cr!l'i-
iDols without a judicial inquiry luto the
Tive nj their acts, and that TINS mousse
in the absence OF such lniorma''~"' !l"H9
that said proclamation shall mex CONTINUE
IN force as 20 the association named an"
described therein.
r. Gladstone said that the lri>h vlceroE'
in declaring that the league h"G lhC4'IH u"
! violence. must have acted on ~nIoTn'"TIoH
hnt where was that Informant Inc 1rlsh
aL;o,. VA "a rj,ht to demand TO know the
grounds on which the eovernmeat I'd"
oocta5 II the facts wera withheld the up
D~osi+ion must forthwith urge three propo'
sitioDs upon the house anu the govern
First-That it was a slight, almost an
outrage. on the dignity OF ~parlINiuent 10
! sInpose that it was TO discharge such an
imDortant statutory duty without Know
ing the grounds:
Second-That it reduced to utter Qe'
strnction and to ar absurdity the main
contention that the government advanced
during the discussion OF the crimes aC''
that the safeguard promised had proved a
farce. ~.
I information that they must thus know
would not bear the light
} The government had substituted an ar
bitrarv viii for regular legal action. Inns
priuciU.e was a most dangerous ana dls,
graceful one in any country, ana
especiaIlv in Ireland. Law in Ire
land was still on trial. A great mistoT-
~ - - ,-I, I'd V11ViEfar ~
were not in sympathy with the feelings OF
the people. The proclamation OF the
National league was a near approach TO a
declaration OF war on the Irish people.
Nobody did anything for the tenants un-
ill the league was founded. The govern
ment were passing Ireland very hard, and
il was evident that they intended to work
and act by summary jurisdiction. The
government action absolutely excluded
the house from anything except an absurd
and periunCtory operation IN connection
with the great duty devOlying upon 1t un.
der the statute. Their cognizanCe OF
this proclamation was reduced to a mere
farce. There would be no Judge, jury or
resident magistrate, and no parliament to
control Ireland; there would be nothing
but the absolute, unmitigated, arbitrary
act OF the Irish executive, which was neces-
sarily partisan. He hoped that the Irish
would continue to bear the pressure. They
would not have to suffer long. 1t was GER
tain that they would not obey the law
through fear but from a strong vivid,
buoyant hope which, even at the Late cleo
ton, was not damaged, and which now
was brighter and hvelier. The Irish be.
Iieved that the governments policy had
not the sanction OF thu British nation. The
governments foundation was Shipping from
under them and their action in
reference to the proclamation OF the league
showed thGt their strength was fading.
Ireland, seeing this, trusted the English
nation TO fulfill her reasonable wishes and
was convinced that her expectations would
not be disappointed.
BALFoUR REPLIEs.
Mr.. Balfour said:
Mr.. Gladstone would have been wiser
had ne rested his argument on the allega-
ton that the house was ignorant Of the
grounds Cor the proclamation rather than
on a defense OF the league. The govern
ment's difficulty al not the finding
Of evidence to justify this proclamation,
but the selecting of it from the nor
nous mass OF evidence they
possessed. When Mr.. Gladstone
proclaimed the land league he did so when
Parhell was imprisoned and when parlia-
rnent was not sitting, and he afforded no
information to any one concerned. He
quoted at length from documents to show
that the leagae was guilty Of boycotting,
coercing and instigating i~nfractions OF the
law.
Harcourt asked the speaker whether the
documents from which be quoted would
be submitted to the house. Balfour re-
fused to submit the document. Harcourt
asked the speaker whether Balfour
was bound to table the Official
documents cited. The speaker
replied that Mr.. Balfour was not bound to
table confidential documents, hut the case
was different with official papers, which
the house might want to verify.
Harcourt-After the speakers ruling /
expect that the papers will be tabled.
Balfour-I shall do nothing OF the kind.
My documents are Of three sorts-public
cad confidential papers and my own notes.
If the people realized the true nature and
working OF the league, they would, regard
less OF creed or party, support the govern
ment.
Mr.. Harrington ~(Nationalist) comment.
ed upon the worthlessness OF documents
which the government refused to table.
He said It would be the duty Of the league
to continue to work and not To shrink
from the consequences. Buchanan (Liber.
- Nt1yHACVJ 1AAN- 4hC kOFGhn4Fuoc dNliOHa
was ill-timed. Baliour had not given a
lair account of the doings Of the league,
which had. been largely instrumental ia
rehts reduced ia Ireland. The En-
glish people desired that the Irish difficult
ty be treated amicably. The government
we're pursuing the contrary course.
4. w. Russell protested against the CO.
ercion OF the league. bnt said that. having
supported The crimes bin, he could not
withhold from the government the powers
they demanded, Mr.. B~radlaugh tRadieal)
SAID:
~Boycotting was not a peculiarly Irish IN
stlSution, but was invented IN England to
exterminnte the Irish. The country would
Judge the conduct OF the 20 gernment, which
obtained powers ostensibly to suppress
crime, but really to suppress a political
organization which they dreaded.
On motion Of Trevelyan. the debate was
The News says that Chamber.
Lair Ceilings and hair dozen other Union
ists win vote in support oiAfr, G~ladstone's
motion.